fight over pumping room.

I pump in an unused conference room at the end of a hallway. It's winter, and the highs have been solidly below freezing for a week where I live. Apparently the office workers in this end of the building are hot, and so for the past week every time I come in to pump, the window is wide open with a fan blowing the 10 degree air into the room. I've been turning off the fan and closing the window every time bc seriously, it's freezing in here, and I have to take my shirt off and expose my breasts for an hour every day, right?So this morning I come in and there's a note on the table saying "please when you're finished with this room, open the window and turn on the fan. It gets hot in this department and we are trying to be comfortable in our work environment." I feel a little singled out and put off. Advice? Who's right?

I pump in an unused conference room at the end of a hallway. It's winter, and the highs have been solidly below freezing for a week where I live. Apparently the office workers in this end of the building are hot, and so for the past week every time I come in to pump, the window is wide open with a fan blowing the 10 degree air into the room. I've been turning off the fan and closing the window every time bc seriously, it's freezing in here, and I have to take my shirt off and expose my breasts for an hour every day, right?So this morning I come in and there's a note on the table saying "please when you're finished with this room, open the window and turn on the fan. It gets hot in this department and we are trying to be comfortable in our work environment." I feel a little singled out and put off. Advice? Who's right?

Can't you explain to your boss the situation and request a different place to pump? If not, it is courteous to turn the fan back on after you leave, but the fact that the room is freezing to begin with is what would bother me.

Can't you explain to your boss the situation and request a different place to pump? If not, it is courteous to turn the fan back on after you leave, but the fact that the room is freezing to begin with is what would bother me.

My boss is not the boss of that department. So I'd have to go pretty high up the food chain. And you have it right. I don't mind turning the fan on but it's starting out in a cold room that's the problem.

My boss is not the boss of that department. So I'd have to go pretty high up the food chain. And you have it right. I don't mind turning the fan on but it's starting out in a cold room that's the problem.

First of all, what state are you in? You need to do some research as to what your rights are. Secondly, is this conference room the designated 'pumping room' for pumping moms? If your employer has more than 50 employees, they have to provide you with one. If this is the designated room, then be reasonable and accept the fact that you will only need to use this room for a few minutes to an hour a day. being a part of a team is to find accommodations for people you work with. I don't think it's unreasonable for them to ask for you to leave the window open when you're done using the room. They didn't ask you to stop using it altogether or to keep it open when you're using it. You need to learn how to play nice.

First of all, what state are you in? You need to do some research as to what your rights are. Secondly, is this conference room the designated 'pumping room' for pumping moms? If your employer has more than 50 employees, they have to provide you with one. If this is the designated room, then be reasonable and accept the fact that you will only need to use this room for a few minutes to an hour a day. being a part of a team is to find accommodations for people you work with. I don't think it's unreasonable for them to ask for you to leave the window open when you're done using the room. They didn't ask you to stop using it altogether or to keep it open when you're using it. You need to learn how to play nice.

I'm trying to play nice. We have no state specific laws, so it's just federal rights. I'm the only nursing mom in the company, and it's been years since they had one. So it's just the room they gave me to use, bc no one uses it for anything. I understand that their office gets hot, but when a window is open with a fan blowing 20 degree air into this room for hours on end, it sucks to come in to that room and sit with my shirt off for 20 mins at a time.

I'm trying to play nice. We have no state specific laws, so it's just federal rights. I'm the only nursing mom in the company, and it's been years since they had one. So it's just the room they gave me to use, bc no one uses it for anything. I understand that their office gets hot, but when a window is open with a fan blowing 20 degree air into this room for hours on end, it sucks to come in to that room and sit with my shirt off for 20 mins at a time.

Agree with commenter about finding other room or some knd of resolution/compromise. Not sure where u work, but if federal bldg we are big on saving energy and leaving window open is big no no. Is there a bldg manager bc the heater is obviously not balanced and overheating an area.

Agree with commenter about finding other room or some knd of resolution/compromise. Not sure where u work, but if federal bldg we are big on saving energy and leaving window open is big no no. Is there a bldg manager bc the heater is obviously not balanced and overheating an area.

There has to be another room. I used a room that gave access to all the wiring for the building phone and computer system. Put a little desk and chair in there and made it my own little pumping space. No windows and a door that locked. It worked.

There has to be another room. I used a room that gave access to all the wiring for the building phone and computer system. Put a little desk and chair in there and made it my own little pumping space. No windows and a door that locked. It worked.

I pump in the copy room at work and it's also freezing in there. I always bring a jacket and put it on after hooking up to my pump. I will button the lower part and just leave the top open for the pump. This helps a lot! Could you also bring a little space heater to run for the few minutes you're in there? Anyway it sounds like an insane situation I don't know why no one has called the building facilities department or a HVAC guy!

I pump in the copy room at work and it's also freezing in there. I always bring a jacket and put it on after hooking up to my pump. I will button the lower part and just leave the top open for the pump. This helps a lot! Could you also bring a little space heater to run for the few minutes you're in there? Anyway it sounds like an insane situation I don't know why no one has called the building facilities department or a HVAC guy!

If you are not willing to be a squeaky wheel then get a wrap or a jacket to put on over yourself. I use a wrap and it helps. Cold temps hurt let down but if its not possible to keep the room warmer and there is no place else than just make the best of it and bring a mug of hot chocolate with you to warm you up and perhaps keep a blanket too .carry a backpack with you or something and just make the best of it.

If you are not willing to be a squeaky wheel then get a wrap or a jacket to put on over yourself. I use a wrap and it helps. Cold temps hurt let down but if its not possible to keep the room warmer and there is no place else than just make the best of it and bring a mug of hot chocolate with you to warm you up and perhaps keep a blanket too .carry a backpack with you or something and just make the best of it.

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